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Aston Martin F1 Once Again Copies a Faster Car
Aston Martin F1 Once Again Copies a Faster Car-October 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:50

A photo of the new Aston Martin F1 car crossing the line in Spain with the caption "That looks familiar"

It just wouldn’t be without some kind of inter-team spat. over each other’s spending habits in the cost-cap era, Aston Martin has been quietly readying an updated car that is bound to kick off some fresh drama.

When the first practice session got under way in Barcelona this morning, Aston Martin wheeled out an updated car that shocked onlookers. Shocked, because the new racer looks nothing like , and instead bears a striking resemblance to one of the fastest cars on the grid: This year’s Red Bull.

The Aston that and have driven so far featured wide, sweeping side pods. But those flowing curves are gone in favor of a steeply rear-slanted design.

A photo of the original Aston Martin F1 car compared with the new one.

It’s a design that many onlookers are familiar with, as it’s awfully similar to that of .

There’s no surprise that Aston Martin was going to updates its car in Barcelona. The team launched its season with lofty ambitions as it sought to make the most of the rule change in 2022. But so far, across the first five races.

and has taken three wins so far. So if you were going to copy one car on the grid, Red Bull’s wouldn’t be a bad one to pick.

And the likeness hasn’t gone unnoticed by the energy drink firm. During first practice in Spain, — sat on the pit wall drinking cans of lime-flavored Red Bull in an apparent nod to the Aston Martin’s new nickname: the Green Red Bull.

The other juicy little nugget here has to do with the people who designed the new car. And that’s because , to the position of technical director.

Fallows joined the team in April after leaving the reigning champions at the start of this year.

Despite this crossover in talent, and the undeniable similarities between the two cars, F1’s governing body has cleared Aston Martin of any allegations of wrongdoing.

, during a “routine pre-event legality check” of the updated Aston Martin car, “it became apparent that a number of features on the Aston Martin resembled those of another Competitor.”

A photo of the new Aston martin F1 car compared with the current Red Bull racer.

As a result, the FIA carried out a thorough analysis of the updated car before releasing a statement that said it had found “no wrongdoing.”

But this isn’t the first time the Aston Martin squad has been caught up in a similar spat. In 2020, when the team was in its former life as Racing Point, it was accused of copying the championship-winning Mercedes car of the previous year.

In that case, the team was found to have copied elements of the Mercedes W10 racer and was subsequently fined. But, , which was dubbed the Pink Mercedes by racing fans.

That year, we were all treated to a . Here’s hoping we get another one of those one day soon!

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